to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
approval; license; licence; permission
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
willpower; energy; vitality
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to yearn for; to be in love with
contradiction; inconsistency
through a (computer, etc.) screen
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to spread; to be propagated
article; news story; report; account